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Go to www.vtechphones.com to register your product for enhanced warranty support and latest VTech product news. CS6120-2 CS6120-31 CS6124 CS6124-2 CS6124-31 DECT 6.0 cordless telephone BC Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read Important safety instructions. This abridged user's manual provides you with basic installation and use instructions. A limited set of features are described in abbreviated form. Please refer to the online user's manual for a full set of installation and operation instructions at www.vtechphones.com. Compatible with Hearing Aid T-Coil T TIA-1083 Telephones identified with this logo have reduced noise and interference when used with most T-coil equipped hearing aids and cochlear implants. The TIA-1083 Compliant Logo is a trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association. Used under license. The ENERGY STAR® program (www.energystar.gov) recognizes and encourages the use of products that save energy and help protect our environment. We are proud to mark this product with the ENERGY STAR® label indicating it meets the latest energy efficiency guidelines. What's in the box Your telephone package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in the event warranty service is necessary. 1 set for CS6124; 2 sets for CS6120-2/ CS6124-2; 3 sets for CS6120-31/ CS6124-31 Abridged user's manual 1 set for CS6120-2/CS6124-2; 2 sets for CS6120-31/CS6124-31 Abridged user's manual Important safety instructions Telephone base overview Handset overview 1 - /REPEAT • Repeat a message. • Press twice to play the previous message. 2 - /SKIP • Skip to the next message. 3 - /FIND HANDSET • Page all system handsets. 4 - Charging pole 5 - Speakerphone 6 - X/DELETE • Delete the playing message. • Press twice to delete all old messages. 7 - Message window 8 - /PLAY/STOP • Play messages. • Stop playing messages. 9 - p/q/VOLUME • Adjust the listening volume. • Adjust the telephone base ringer volume. 10 - /ANS ON/OFF • Turn on or off the answering system. 11 - IN USE light • Flashes when there is an incoming call, or another telephone sharing the same line is in use. • On when the telephone is in use, or the answering system is answering a call. 1 - Handset earpiece 2 - LCD display 3 - CID/VOL• Review the caller ID log when the telephone is not in use. • Scroll down while in a menu, or in the directory, caller ID log or redial list. • Move the cursor to the left when entering numbers or names. • Decrease the listening volume during a call or message playback. 4 - /FLASH • Make or answer a call. • Answer an incoming call when you receive a call waiting alert. 5 - 1 • Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the caller ID log entry before dialing or saving it to the directory. 6 - TONE • Switch to tone dialing temporarily during a call. 7 - MUTE/DELETE • Mute the microphone during a call. • Silence the handset ringer temporarily while the phone is ringing. • Delete the displayed entry while reviewing the directory, caller ID log or redial list. • Delete digits or characters when entering numbers or names. 8 - Microphone 9 - Charging pole 10 - MENU/SELECT • Show the menu. • While in a menu, press to select an item, or save an entry or setting. 11 - /VOL+ • Review the directory when the phone is not in use. • Scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory, caller ID log or redial list. • Move the cursor to the right when entering numbers or names. • Increase the listening volume during a call or message playback. 12 - OFF/CANCEL • Hang up a call. • Return to the previous menu or idle mode without making changes. • Delete digits while predialing. • Silence the handset ringer temporarily while the phone is ringing. • Erase the missed call indicator while the handset is not in use. 13 - 0/OPER • Enter space character during text editing. 14 - # • Show other dialing options when reviewing a caller ID log entry. 15 - REDIAL/PAUSE • Review the redial list. • Insert a dialing pause while dialing or entering numbers into the directory. 16 - Battery compartment cover Charger overview 1 - Charging pole Display icons overview NEW ANS ON 1 The battery icon flashes when the battery is low and needs charging. The battery icon animates when the battery is charging. The battery icon becomes solid when the battery is fully charged. There are new messages on the built-in answering system. There are new voicemail received from your telephone service provider. There are new caller ID log entries. The answering system is turned on. The message number currently playing. Connect You can choose to connect the telephone base for desktop usage or wall mounting. NOTES • Use only the adapters provided. • Make sure the electrical outlets are not controlled by wall switches. • The adapters are intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount position. The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet. TIP • If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL) high- speed Internet service through your telephone line, make sure you install a DSL filter (not included) between the telephone line cord and telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL service provider for more information. Connect the telephone base Mount the telephone base Install and charge the battery Install the battery Install the battery as shown below. NOTES • Use only supplied battery. • Charge the battery provided with this product only in accordance with the instructions and limitations specified in this manual. • If the handset will not be used for a long time, disconnect and remove the battery to prevent possible leakage. Connect the charger THIS SIDE UP Charge the battery Place the handset in the telephone base or the charger to charge. Once you have installed the battery, the handset LCD display indicates the battery status (see the table below). NOTES • For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base or charger when not in use. • The battery is fully charged after 16 hours of continuous charging. • If you place the handset in the telephone base or the charger without plugging in the battery, the screen displays No battery. Battery indicators The screen is blank, or displays Put in charger and flashes. Battery status Action The battery has no or very little charge. The handset cannot be used. Charge without interruption (at least 30 minutes). The screen displays Low battery and flashes. The screen displays HANDSET X. The battery has enough charge to be used for a short time. The battery is charged. Charge without interruption (about 30 minutes). To keep the battery charged, place it in the telephone base or charger when not in use. Before use After you install your telephone or power returns following a power outage, the handset will prompt you to set the date and time. Set date and time NOTE • Make sure you set the date and time including the year correctly; otherwise the answering system does not announce the correct day of the week for your recorded messages time stamp. 1. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY). Then press SELECT. 2. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour (HH) and minute (MM). Then press q or p to choose AM or PM. 3. Press SELECT to save. Check for dial tone Press . If you hear a dial tone, the installation is successful. If you do not hear a dial tone: • Make sure the installation procedures described above are properly done. • It may be a wiring problem. If you have changed your telephone service to digital service from a cable company or a VoIP service provider, the telephone line may need to be rewired to allow all existing telephone jacks to work. Contact your cable/VoIP service provider for more information. Operating range This cordless telephone operates with the maximum power allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Even so, this handset and telephone base can communicate over only a certain distance - which can vary with the locations of the telephone base and handset, the weather, and the layout of your home or office. When the handset is out of range, the handset displays Out of range or no pwr at base. If there is a call while the handset is out of range, it may not ring, or if it does ring, the call may not connect well when you press . Move closer to the telephone base, then press to answer the call. If the handset moves out of range during a telephone conversation, there may be interference. To improve reception, move closer to the telephone base. Use the handset menu 1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use. 2. Press or until the screen displays the desired feature menu. 3. Press SELECT. • To return to the previous menu, press CANCEL. • To return to idle mode, press and hold CANCEL. Configure your telephone Set language The LCD language is preset to English. You can select English, French or Spanish to be used in all screen displays. 1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use. 2. Scroll to Settings, then press SELECT twice. 3. Scroll to choose English, Français or Español. 4. Press SELECT twice to save your setting. Set date and time NOTE • Make sure you set the date and time including the year correctly; otherwise the answering system does not announce the correct day of the week for your recorded messages time stamp. 1. Press MENU on the handset when not in use. 2. Scroll to Set date/time and then press SELECT. 3. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY). Then press SELECT. 4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour (HH) and minute (MM). Then press q or p to choose AM or PM. 5. Press SELECT. Temporary tone dialing If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to touch-tone dialing temporarily during a call. 1. During a call, press TONE . 2. Use the dialing keys to enter the relevant number. The telephone sends touch-tone signals. It automatically returns to pulse dialing mode after you end the call. Telephone operations Handset control key panel: CANCEL Make a call • Press , and then dial the telephone number. Answer a call • Press or any of the dialing keys. End a call: • Press OFF or put the handset back in the telephone base or charger. Volume • During a call, press VOL- or VOL+ to adjust the listening volume. Mute The mute function allows you to hear the other party but the other party cannot hear you. 1. During a call, press MUTE. The handset displays Muted. 2. Press MUTE again to resume the conversation. The handset displays Microphone on briefly. Join a call in progress (for multiple handset models only) You can use three handsets at a time on an outside call. • When a handset is already on a call, press on another handset to join the call. • To exit the call, press OFF on the handset or place it in the telephone base or charger. The call continues until all handsets hang up. Call waiting When you subscribe to call waiting service from your telephone service provider, you hear an alert tone if there is an incoming call while you are already on a call. • Press FLASH to put the current call on hold and take the new call. • Press FLASH at any time to switch back and forth between calls. Find handset Use this feature to find the system handset. To start paging: • Press /FIND HANDSET on the telephone base when not in use. All idle handsets ring and display ** Paging **. To end paging: • Press /FIND HANDSET at the telephone base. -OR• Press or any of the dialing keys on the handset. NOTE • Do not press and hold /FIND HANDSET for more than four seconds. It may lead to handset deregistration. Redial list Each handset stores the last five telephone numbers dialed. When there are already five entries, the oldest entry is deleted to make room for the new entry. Review and dial a redial list entry 1. Press REDIAL when the handset is not in use. 2. Press q, p or REDIAL repeatedly until the desired entry displays. 3. Press to dial. Delete a redial list entry • When the desired redial entry displays, press DELETE. Directory The directory can store up to 30 entries, which are shared by all handsets. Each entry may consist of a telephone number up to 30 digits, and a name up to 15 characters. Add a directory entry 1. Enter the number when the phone is not in use. Press MENU, then go to Step 3. -ORPress MENU when the phone is not in use, then press or to scroll to Directory. Press SELECT twice to choose Add contact. 2. Use the dialing keys to enter the number. -ORCopy a number from the redial list by pressing REDIAL and then press q, p or REDIAL repeatedly to select a number. Press SELECT to copy the number. 3. Press SELECT to move on to enter the name. 4. Use the dialing keys to enter the name. Additional key presses show other characters of that particular key. 5. Press SELECT to save.